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potsherd

November 6, 2005 by Michael Shanks

Potsherd found in the ruins of the Stanford family mansion destroyed in the 1906 earthquake.

end of industry

October 31, 2005February 26, 2025 by Michael Shanks

End of industry – remains of fishing on this tidal island in the borders of England/Scotland.

post mortem

October 22, 2005February 26, 2025 by Michael Shanks

Photographs taken after the death of a child were popular in the mid nineteenth century. Daguerreotype, 1850s, eastern USA.

Dunstanburgh UK

October 19, 2005February 26, 2025 by Michael Shanks

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Bamburgh UK

October 18, 2005 by Michael Shanks

Site of the court of the Kingdom of Northumbria – at its height in the seventh and eighth centuries.

Found photos

October 16, 2005February 26, 2025 by Michael Shanks

Fascinating website of photographs found undeveloped in old cameras – [Link – westfordcomp.com] Camera c 1947. (Thanks again to Sam (Schillace) for this link.)

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